(Originally published by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation)
The group medical visits model was originally conceived as a model for well-child visits back in 1974. With the current shortage of primary care and other physicians, along with solid outcomes associated with such group visit models as the Centering Model, group visits are again getting notice and are emerging as a potential part of the solution for the ills of our broken healthcare system.
The standard components of a group visit program include:
- Patients meet as a group, with a clinician (physician or nurse practitioner) and in some cases with a nurse and/or behavioral specialist
- The group visit is much longer than a standard office visit, i.e., 90 minutes or longer
- The group visit includes an individualized medical review, patient education, and group discussion
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